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Join Our Team – Director of Development/Advancement
Position Summary: Director of Development/Advancement is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing all of the Townsend Smith Foundation fundraising including efforts and initiatives, including: the major gifts program; annual fund; planned giving; special...
What to do when someone dies – Answers to common questions
Answers to common questions about what to do, and what support is available, when a loved one dies in Ontario. Material provided by © Queen's Printer for Ontario. [button href="https://www.ontario.ca/page/what-do-when-someone-dies" target="" css_classes="e.g....
A gentle approach to mindful movement made for a great outing for a much needed cause
A heartfelt thank you to Wendy Sammut and her Fabulous Yoga Students, who recently got together on the Lookout platform at Springridge Farm for a yoga practice in support of the Townsend Smith Foundation, and for donating all of the proceeds from this event to our...
Townsend Smith Foundation gets backing of Council for Hospice in Halton
On Monday, Milton Town Council approved a motion to work with the Townsend Smith Foundation to get a hospice in North Halton.
The community’s chance to make end-of-life the most positive and caring time possible
As a former resident of Milton/North Halton I want to offer my support for building a hospice to serve the community that was our home for twenty-five years. Ten years ago, we left Halton, and my husband Richard died at Matthews House Hospice in Alliston in...
Hospice Wellington Offered Her The Opportunity To Die With Dignity And Peace
My Mother spent a very short period of time at Hospice Wellington in Guelph at the end of her battle with lung cancer and vascular dementia. My wife and I had followed her from hospital to hospital, and into a long-term care facility for a time as well. There are a...